Netflix’s The Roman Adds D’Onofrio, Mara, Brown, Sadoski
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- Vincent D’Onofrio joins the cast of Netflix’s The Roman in a series-regular role as Dominic Ward, a powerful MMA mogul who leverages live events to influence casino bosses.
- Kate Mara takes a series-regular role as Holly Reeve, a sophisticated entrepreneur with a complex past tied to Oscar Isaac’s lead character, Bobby Redman.
- Clancy Brown and Thomas Sadoski recur in key supporting roles—Brown as Elwood, a taciturn figure with deep Las Vegas ties, and Sadoski as Chef Luca, a brilliant but troubled restaurateur at The Roman.
- Jason Schwartzman guest stars as David Krupp, a privileged heir whose growing casino debts pull him into the city’s high-stakes power struggles.
- Oscar Isaac stars as Robert “Bobby Red” Redman, the ambitious president of a top Las Vegas hotel-casino fighting to maintain control in a cutthroat environment.
- Brian Koppelman and David Levien created and showrun The Roman, executive producing alongside Isaac, Martin Scorsese, and JC Chandor, who also directs the first two episodes.
Why it matters: The depth of established talent—both in front of and behind the camera—signals Netflix’s high ambitions for *The Roman* as a prestige drama, raising expectations for a series that could define its 2025-2026 slate if it captures the gritty, modern mythos of Las Vegas with narrative force.
